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New York Law Journal

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bronson

SEC Complaint Alleging Illegal Profits From 'Flipped' Penny Stocks Survives Dismissal
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Feds To Pay $3.1 Million To Convicted Trash Hauler

Federal authorities have agreed to pay $3.1 million to a trash hauler convicted in a price-fixing conspiracy to settle his claim that they violated their plea agreement with him by selling his companies but failing to pay him.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Game On: Lawyer-Dad Sues Lacrosse Business Under RICO

William Munck alleges in the complaint that the defendants prevented his son's advancement to a varsity program at the high school he attended, primarily because his son did not participate in their lacrosse program and because the Muncks declined to financially support the defendant's private enterprise.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rule 180.1: The CFTC Targets Fraud and Manipulation

David Meister, Jocelyn Strauber and Brittany Bettman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, write: The CFTC has caught up to its sister securities regulator, as it now holds that same "catchall" authority to bring enforcement actions against fraud in the commodities, commodities futures, and swaps markets.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Examining the Future of Complex Prosecutions in New York

Gerald L. Shargel and Ross M. Kramer of Winston & Strawn address the proposed revisions to New York state grand jury procedure, the accomplice corroboration rule, and the substantive laws on larceny, scheme to defraud and money laundering—key areas where New York state law has lagged behind federal law in the white-collar arena.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

White-Collar Crime

By | April 07, 2014
In this Special Report from the New York Law Journal, brought to you free by WithumSmith+Brown, PC: "SEC Renews Focus on Accounting and Disclosure Fraud," "Rule 180.1: The CFTC Targets Fraud and Manipulation," "Examining the Future of Complex Prosecutions in New York," and "How the SEC May Receive Testimony Compelled in U.K., Canada."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

SEC Renews Focus on Accounting and Disclosure Fraud

Mark S. Cohen, Scott D. Thomson and Jonathan S. Abernethy of Cohen & Gresser write that the SEC has promised to target accounting reserves, revenue recognition, and the role of audit committees, and examine each of these areas through the lens of three recent SEC enforcement actions: Capital One, ArthroCare, and AgFeed Industries.
14 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Employment Suit Accuses Company Of Supporting Gaddafi Regime

A financial services executive from Stamford has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, claiming he was defrauded by an employer that misrepresented itself and was actually a money-laundering operation for the regime of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Former Governor Faces New Legal Problems

Once a heavy hitter in Republican politics, former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland finds himself again in the crosshairs of federal investigators.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reading the Semaphore of the Red Flags of Fraud

For centuries, ships have signaled messages of distress to each other through colored flags arranged in specific positions. Your business may be sending you signals of distress, including catastrophic employee dishonesty. If you can read the signs, you can head off disaster, but first you need to be able to recognize the red flags of fraud.
6 minute read

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